Toy projectile.



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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 19]].

Patnted June 5, 1917.

INVENTOR 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- WITN asses ATTORNEY 0'. R. TROIE.

TOY PROJECTILE.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 21. 1917.

1,22,, 1 'Y Patented June 5, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- OSCAR ROBERT TROJE, 0F ENSLEY, ALABAMA.

TOY PROJECTILE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed March 27, 1917. Serial No. 157,710.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OSCAR R. TRoJE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ensley, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Projectiles, of which the following is a specification.

- the projecting means before the mechanism of the projectile itself operates to ex pel its contents which may consist either of a parachute or some substance such as. flour or talcum powder thereby producing the effect .of an explosive shell.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a toy projectile, embodying the present invention, showing the same in the barrel of a toy gun or cannon.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1,'showing another arrangement of trigger operating means. v

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the projectile showing other means for operating the trigger.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the trigger spring.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the trigger operating plunger of Fig. 2.

.The projectile, 'in the preferred embodiment thereof, comprises a cylindrical tubular shell 1 partially or wholly closed at one end as shown at 2, there being an opening in the end wall 2 however for the purpose of admitting a trigger operating flexible connection or cord 3.

A plug or cap 4 is removably fitted in the other open end of the shell 1, said cap being shown as formed with a rabbet'5 to receive the adjacent extremity of the shell 1, the outer surface of which therefore lies flush with the adjacent outer. surface of the cap 4, thus giving a true projectileor cartridge shape to the structure. The cap 4 is provided on the inner surface thereof with an eye 6 to which is attached one end of a flexible cap retaining connection or cord 7. The opposite end of the cord 7 is fastened to an eye 8 projecting from a piston 9 having a stem 1( extending through the central opening of a disk shaped guide 11 fixedly positioned within the shell 1. A helical spring 12 is interposed between the piston 9 and the guide 11, the latter therefore forming a stationary seat or abutment for the spring 12, the latter in expanding, serving to thrust the piston 9 toward the end of the shell 1 which contains the displaceable cap 4.

Mounted within the inner'end portion of the shell 1 is a trigger 13 having an arm 14 embodying a catch lip lowhich engages a small catch lip 16 on the adjacent end of the stem 10 of the piston 9. The trigger is pivoted at 17 and comprises another arm 18 having a projecting stud 19 which is normally engaged by a spring 20 fastened to the shell 1, said spring serving to hold the trigger in engagement with the stem 10. The trigger further comprises an operating arm 21 to which the trip cord 3 is attached. The projectile as a whole is placed in the barrel 22 of a toy gun or cannon and is adapted to be projected from saidjbarrel by Ineans'of a spring, or bow, compressed air, or any other usual means. The cord 3 is fastened to the barrel 22 at the inner end thereof and may be of any suitable length, say from twenty to fifty feet.

It will be understood from the foregoing description taken in connection with Fig.

1 of the drawings that when the projectile 1s propelled from the barrel 22, it will proceed as far as the length of the cord 3 will permit and-when said cord becomes taut, it operates the trigger 13, thereby. releasing the stem 10 and permitting the piston 9 to be propelled by means of the spring 12- .when the piston 9 is released by the means just described, said powdery substance will be quickly expelled from the shell,.the cap 4 being at the same ime displaced. If de-- sired a -pa-rachute 24 (see Fig. 2) may be placed. inthe chamber"23. and attached to the eye 6 of. thecap4 so--thatwhen the pro jectile hasreached the limit of its travel and the piston is released, the cap 4: and the parachute 24 attached thereto will be projocted from the shell 1, the parachute will spread automatically, and the projectile will descend at a con'iparatively reduced speed.

- '28 in the shell 1 near the inner end of the latter. When the shell 1 is in position in the barrel 22, the plunger 27 is held at the inner end of its throw by contact with said barrel. Arrangedbehind the plunger head 26 is a self expanding resilient member 29 shown. in the form ofa hollow rubber ball pierced by a small hole or vent 30 to allow said ball to slowly expand against the plunge'r head 26 so as to cause said plunger head to operate against the arm 25 of the triggei and move the latter out of engagement iritli the stem 10 of the piston 9, thereby. releasing the latter. 31 designates a seat or saddle for the ball 29, said ball being preferably glued or otherwise fastened to the concaved surface 32 of the seat or saddle 31, and-the latter being fixedly secured to the inner wall of the shell 1.

hen the projectile as a whole is propelled from the barrel 22 by any suitable means. the plunger 27 is free-to move and it is slowly pressed in the direction of the arm 25 of the trigger by the. expanding resilient member or ball 29. The size of the hole or vent 30 will determine the length of time required for the ball 29 to expand sufliciently to cause'the plunger head 26 to acton the arm 25 of the trigger and effect a release of the piston 9.

Another form of trigger operating mechanism is illustrated in Fig. 3, the device of Fig. 3 representing what maybe termed a hand grenade. In said figure, the shell 1 has extending from the inner head 2 thereof a relatively fixed handle 33. Extending alongside of the handle 33 handle3=t which passes through the head 2 of the shell and is pivotally connected thereto at The inner end of the handle 34 which projects into the shell 1 is adapted to contact with an arm 36 of the trigger 13' as clearly shown in Fig. 3 for the purpose of operating said trigger and releasing the stem of the piston 9. A self expanding member 37 in the form of a hollow rubber ball, similar to that shown in Fig. 2, is placed between the.handles 33 and 34 andis pierced by "a small hole or vent 38. The ball 37 is glued to one. or both of the handles 33 and 34 so that it will not become displaced or detached when the device is thrown into the. air. The projectile. shown in Fig. 3 is intended to be thrown by hand,

the handles 33 and 34 being pressed toward each other so as to compress the ball 37 and is another of the hole or vent 38. When the ball 37 has sufficiently expanded, the' handle 34 is operated or moved sufficiently to cause the inner end of said handle within the shell 1 to operate the trigger 13, which releases the piston 9, whereupon the operation herei-nabove described takes place. a

The projectile hereinabove described and herein shown may be propelled into the air by any suitable means. The releaseof the piston is automatic and may be effected in any of theseveral ways hereinabove set forth. Any suitable substance, artlcle or device my be placed within the shell to be projected therefrom when the plunger 9 is released. The toy will be found very at- 'tractive as it will simulate an explosive shell in its operation or, as above stated, ma be equipped with a parachute which until the release of the piston, will be contained and inclosed and concealed within the shell.

I claim 1. In a toy projectile, the combination of a shell, 2. piston movable therein, a cap closing the discharge end of the shell and displaceable therefrom by the action of said piston, means within said shell for propelling said piston, a stem extending from said piston, a triggeravithin said shell movable into and out of engagement with said stem for holding and releasing said piston, and oo means for automatically moving 'said trigger to its releasing position after the projectile has traveled a predetermined distance..

2. In a toy projectile, the combination of 5 a shell, a piston movable therein, a cap closing the discharge end of the shell and dis- -placeable therefrom by the action of said piston, means within said shell for propelling said piston. a stem extending from said piston, a trigger within said shell movable into and out of engagement with said stem for holding and releasing said piston. and means for automatically moving said trigger to its releasing position after the pro- 1 5 jectile has traveled a predetermined distance, the last named means comprising a member carried by the projectile.

3. In a toy projectile, the-combination of a shell, a piston movable therein, a cap elos- 032 0 ing the dischar e end of the shell and displaceable thereli-om by the action of said piston, eans within said shell for propelling said piston, a stem extending from said piston, a trigger within said shell movable stance, and

means for yieldingly holding said trigger in engagement with said ste I a shell, a piston movable therein, a cap clostravel, said trigger actuating member being ing the dischargeeend of the shell and dis" placeabl'e therefrom by the action of said piston, means within said shell for propel- Y ling said piston, a stem extending from. said piston, a trigger within said shell movable into and out of engagement with saidstein for holding and releasing said piston, means for automatically moving said trigger to its releasing position after the projectile has traveled-a predetermined distance, the last named means embodying a selfexpanding member, and a trigger operating member actuated by said selfex-panding member.

5. In a toy projectile, the combination ofa shell, a piston movable therein, a cap closing the dischar e endlof the shell and displaceable there rom bythe action-of said piston, means within said shell for propelng said piston, a stem extending from said piston, a trigger within said shell movable into and out of engagement with said stem for holding and releasing said piston, means for automatically moving said trigger to its releasing position after the projectile has traveled a predetermined distance, the --last named means embodying a selfexpahding member, said trigger operating member serving to hold the selfexpanding member compressed for a predetermined length. of. projectile starts on its path of time after the 6. Ina toy projectile, the combination of a shell, a piston movablethereima cap closingfthe dischar e end of the shell and displaceable there rom by the action of said piston, means within said shell for propeling said piston, astem extending from said piston, a trigger within said shell'movable into and out of engagement with said stem for holding and releasing said piston, means for automatically moving said-trigger to its releasing position after the projectile has traveled a predetermined distance, the last named means embodying a. selfexpanding 'member, said trigger operating member serving to hold';the selfexpanding member I initiallyheld in its compressing position by 4. In a toy projectile, the combination'of the projectile propelling means.

7. In a toy pro ectile, the combination of a shell, a piston movable therein, a cap clos ing the dischar e'end of'the shell and dis piston, a trigger within said shell movable into andnout of engagement with said stem for holding and releasing said, piston, means for automatically moving said trigger to its releasing position after the projectile has traveled a predetermined distance, the .last

namedmeans embodying a selfexpanding' member, said trigger operating m'ember serving to hold the selfexpanding member compressed for a redetermined length'of time after the pro ectile starts on its path of 'travel, said selfexpanding member con- I sisting of a hollow resilient ball having a vent.

8. Ina toy a shell, a piston movable therein, a cap closcompressed for a predetermined length of time after the projectile starts on its path of vmaples of this patent may be, obtained for ing the dischargeend of the shell and displaceable there rom by the action of said piston, means Within said shell for propelling said piston, a stem extending from said p 7 5 projectile, the combination of piston, a trigger within said shell movable into and. out of engagement with said stem for holding and releasing said piston, means for automatically moving said trigger to its releasing position after the projectile has traveled a predetermined distance, said shell in connection with the displaceable cap and movable piston, comprising an expelling chamber for the load, and the piston acting when released to expel said load. I '9. In a toy projectile, the combination of a shell, a piston movable therein, a cap closing the dischar 'e end of the shelland displaceable there rom by the action of said piston, means within said shell for propelshell for holding and releasing said piston,

said trigger being adapted to automatically.

- OSCAR ROBERT TROJE.

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